Dispensing holder for collapsible tubes



April 7, 1931- D. D. DEVLIN DISPENSING HOLDER FOR COLLAPSIBLE TUBESFiled Feb. 3, 1930 Patented Apr. 7, 1231 "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEDANIEL ID. DEVLIN, NEWTON, MASSACEEISETTS DISPENSING HOLDER FOB,COLLAPSIBLE TUBES Application filed. February 3, 1930. Serial No.425,417.

This invention is embodied in a holder an end section 13, closing oneend of the body adapted to contain and support in a predesection anddetachably secured thereto by termined position, a collapsible tubecharged means such as hooks 14, pivoted at 15 to the with plastic orsemi-tluid material, such as body section, and studs 16, fixed to theend tooth paste or shaving cream, the holder havsection. At one side ofthe body section 12 55 ing a dispensing outlet at one end adapted to isa bed 17. on which one side of a collapsible be coupled with the mouthof the tube, a tube 18% supported, as shown by Figure 1. valvecontrolling the outlet, and a presser The end section 13 is providedwith a dismovable in the holder and normally urged by v-using outlethaving an outwardly project resilient means toward the outlet, when thei g d portion 19, and an inwardly projeet- 60 valve is opened, toI'HUgIQSElVGlY collapse the 1 end portion 20 adapted to be couplediOtube and dispense material therefrom th uth 21 of the tube. The portion20 through the outlet, the presser being pre- 1s adapted to receive theusual externally t d f o a ti wh th val is d d threaded mouth 21,without engagement with I. The, object. of the invention to provide thethread llllGICOf, 01 said base Ditty b8 lIl- 85 for use in a bath-roomor elsewhere, a semiternally t eaded to engage the mouths automaticholder for dispensing material threadfrom an ordinary collapsible tube,said 22 e ignates a valve movable i a valve holder being automatic tothe extent that the Seat @Xtemlmg r sswise 0f the head section 39 useris required only to open a valve to cause 5h and provided with a port23, the movaextrusion of the material upon a tooth brush t}: 0f he Valvepermitting the port to be or the like, held at the outlet, and close thePOSltlOTleCl 51S Shown by Figure 1, so that the valve when the desiredquantity has been ex. VfilVQClOSGS the outlet, and. t0 the positiontruded, the holder being conditioned for use Shown by F g r So that theValve opens 25 by inserting a charged tube therein and com the outlet.The valve is preferably movable pling its mouth to the holder outlet.cndwise in its seat and normally held by a Of the accompanying drawingsforming spr ng 24 111 its closed position. a part of thisspecification,-- A presser which 1ncludes a bed 25, 1s mov- Figu 1 Sh ilo git din l ction a, able in theiholder and is formed to cooperateholder embodying the invention. and a 1- with the bed 17 in collapsingthe tube. The

lapsible tube associated therewith, the valve presser is guided by meanssuch as longib in clo d, tudinally extending ledges 26, fixed to oppo-Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figsite sides of the body section12, said ledges 1" guiding'ears 26a on the presser body. The

35 Figure 3 is section on lin 3-3 of Figpresser is normally urged towardthe outlet are l. I by resilient means embodied in this instance, Figurel is a fragmentary side view, showin springs 126, fixed to studs 27 onthe body i a ti n f th h lder, section 12, the springs extending throughFigure 5 is a perspective view of the holes 28 in the presser body, andbeing enpresser. gaged with pins 29 bearing on said body.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional View The presser includes also aroller 30, supsimilar to a portion of Figure 1, showing the ported byears on the body 25, and arranged valve opened. to bear on one side of acollapsed portion of Figure 7 shows in longitudinal section a the tube18 and press the opposite side of said holder somewhat ditierentlyproportioned portion against the bed 17. and illustrates a way ofoperatively locating. The presser body 25 has an inclined face the tubein the holder. 31, which-acts to exert collapsing pressure on The samereference characters indicate the the tube 18 and thereby progressivelyflatten same parts in all of the figures. the same and extrude thecharge therefrom 50 The holder includes a body section 12, and when thevalve 22 is opened and the springs 126 are permitted to force thepresser toward the outlet. When the valve is closed, extruding movementof the presser is prevented.

In Figures 1 and 2 the roller 30 is shown as hearing on the usual.folded and closed end 180 of the tube, said end being inserted betweenthe roller and the bed by an endwise movement of the tube. Said movementcauses the inclined face 31 of the presser to form a flattened inclineon the inner end of the tube, said incline progressing toward the outletwhen the springs are permitted, by the opening of the valve, to move thepresser.

Figure 7 shows the holder proportioned to permit the insertion of thetube in an inclined position, as shown by full lines, and then be moveddownward to bear on the bed 17 as shown by dotted lines.

The presser body may be provided with nature.

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studs 33, projecting through longitudinal slots 34 in the body section12. Said studs permit the operator to conveniently force the presser tothe retracted position shown by igures l and 7.

To operatively assemble the holder and tube, the end section 13 isremoved, the presser is retracted,the end portion 18a of the tube isinserted between the roller 30 and the bed, and the end section 13 issecured in place, the valve being closed. The presser is then releasedand forced forward by the springs until the tube mouth 21 enters theoutlet portion 20.

When a portion of the charge is to be extruded, the operator opens thevalve 22, holds it open until a sufficient quantity is dispensed andthen closes the valve. The force of the springs is sufiicient to causethe presser to flatten nearly the entire length of the tube.

When the tube is exhausted, the end section and the tube are removed anda charged tube is inserted.

The tube 18 here shown is supposed to be of the usual soft metalvariety. The tube may be made of rubber, if desired, and adapted to berefilled and repeatedly used.

I claim:

1. A holder having a bed adapted to support a collapsible tube chargedwith plastic material, a dispensing outlet adapted to be coupled to thetube mouth, a valve adapted to open and close said outlet, a pressermovable in the holder and formed to cooperate with said bed incollapsing a tube supported thereby, means for guiding the presser, andresilient means normally urging the presser toward the outlet, saidpresser being formed to progressively exert collapsing pressure on thetube, and thereby extrude the charge therefrom when the valve is opened,the closing of the valve preventing extruding movement of the presser.

52. A holder as specified by claim 1, composed of a body section havingsaid bed and

